Dispenser for folding money and the like



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DISPENSER FOR FOLDING MONEY AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 8, 1950 I (W AINVENTOR. IRVING TILSO ATTORNEY therefore, be carried Patented May 18,1954 urro STATES PATENT cries DISPENSER FOR FOLDING MONEY AND THE LIKEIrving Tilson, New York, N. Y. Application December 8, 1950, Serial No.199,759 4 Claims. (01. 206-39) My present invention relates to adispenser folding money and the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a receptacle or depository forbills, slips of paper and the like which is of small dimensions,preferably about the size of a beltbuckle, and may, inconspicuously onthe for person.

receptacle having a compartment, or, preferably,

a plurality of compartments (designed, for example, to receive bills ofdifferent denominations, respectively) adapted to hold a number ofslips, bills or the like in secure and well-concealed manner, yet insuch fashion that they readily accessible to the user and maybe-withdrawn securely with but little effort.

A further object of my invention is to provide a receptacle ordispenser, of the character de scribed, comprising one or morecompartments each adapted to hold a plurality of slips of paper, such asmoney bills, in such manner that any one of them may be individuallywithdrawn without danger of entraining any other slip or bill lodged inthe same compartment.

The above and other objects will become apparent from the followingdetailed description of a now preferred embodiment, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a dispenser according to the invention, inpartly opened condition;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 2-2 of Fi 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the dispenser of Figs. 1 and 2, shown infully closed condition: and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an element of the dispenser shown in thepreceding figures.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a bill dispenser according tothe invention consisting, essentially, of an insert 10 and a housing 26removably enclosing the insert. The housing 20 comprises a bottom plate21 from which rise the side walls 22, 23, and a pair of flaps 24, 24Apivoted on respective pins 25, the side walls 22, 23 near the ends ofthe plate 2 I. Each of the flaps 24, 24A is provided with a pair ofdepending wings 2'6, 26A, respectively, which extend alongside the sidewalls 22, 23 when the flaps are in their closed position, i. e. in thepositlon of flap 24A in Figs. 1 and 2 and of both flaps in Fig. 3. Thewings 26, 26A are provided with inwardly extending teats 21, 21Aresiliently engaging corresponding dimples 28, 28A in the side walls ofthe housing, thereby preventing the will be 25A which span accidentalopening of the flaps. Each flap is also provided with a finger indent29, 29A, respectively, which are relatively ofiset and serve tofacilitate the opening of either or both flaps by the user. A pair ofsmall coil springs 30, 38A, wound about pins 25, 25A, bear against thebottom plate 2| and, respectively, against flaps 24, 24A, therebytending to displace the latter toward their open position shown for theflap 24 in Figs. 1 and 2.

The insert H3, shown by itself in Fig. 4, comprises an S-shaped bladespring of a width only slightly less than the spacing of the side Walls22, 23, this spring consisting of an upper portion H, a lower portion l2and an intermediate or connecting portion 13 all resiliently bearingupon one another. The insert It forms two roughly triangular chambers orcompartments, an upper chamber Hi, bounded by the portions ill and 13,and a lower chamber it, bounded by the portions 52 and IS. The innersurfaces of portions ll, 12 and the two sides of portions l3 carry anadherent nap [E which lines the walls of the chambers I l and 15. Theinsert It may be provided with 1a Z-shaped blade spring instead of theS-shape.

Pasted upon the upper surface of top portion M of the insert It is astrip ll of fabric, imitation leather or the like provided with cutoutsl8, IBA to form ears l9, ISA, respectively, whereby the insert 10 may beconveniently lifted from the housing 20. The side walls 22, 23 of thelatter are also provided with inwardly projecting teats 3| adaptedresiliently to engage the bottom of the insert and to hold the lattersecurely inside the housing, as shown in Fig. 2.

lhe insert it may be loaded without removing it from the housing 28 bysimply pulling its leaves apart with the aid of the ears or lugs l9, 19Awhereby the right-hand end of portion I! when lifted will give access tothe upper chamber it while the left-hand end of portion 13 when raisedwill similarly give access to the lower chamber l5. One or more bills,slips of paper or the like, suitably folded, when necessary, to conformto the size of the insert it, may now be inserted into the chambers l4and I5 as indicated schematically at 32 and 32A, their extremities beingallowed to project from the ends of the insert as shown. The contents ofchamber It may, for example, be several one-dollar bills while thechamber 15 may contain one or more five-dollar bills. The inser Ill,having thus been loaded, is now allowed to collapse within the housing20 the flaps 24, 22A of which are thereupon closed as shown in Fig. 3.

When it is desired to remove, say, one of the one-dollar bills 32, flap24 is opened as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to expose the ends of the billsheld in the compartment I4, any one of which may now be grasped with thefingers and withdrawn from the dispenser. While the presence of nap l6will facilitate the withdrawal of the uppermost bill's, it should benoted that, owing to the resilient pressure of spring portion iii, anysingle bill or several of them may be removed without materiallydisturbing the position of the remaining bill or bills in thecompartment. The bills 32A may be individually or collectively withdrawnfrom compartment IS in analogous manner.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a simple, miniature-sizedispenser for bills and the like which accomplishes the various objectsset out hereinabove and which may be manufactured at low cost. It willbe understood that the dispenser shown in the drawing may beincorporated in an actual or a mock belt buckle to enable the carryingof, say, bills of large denominations in an unostentatious manner. Itshould be noted, however, that the invention may be embodied indifferent form or adapted to different uses without, for this. reason,exceeding its scope as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A dispenser for bills and the like, comprising a, housing having abottom and a pair of spaced-apart, upstanding side walls, a, springmember in said housing bent into S shape and having a lower, anintermediate and an upper portion resiliently touching one another attheir extremities, said spring member having substantially uniform widthappreciably greater than its height but slightly less than the spacingof said side walls, retaining means on said housing engaging said lowerportion, said member forming two chambers having side openingsobstructed by said side walls, and lug means on said upper portion forspreading said portions apart, thereby making said chambers accessiblefrom respective ends of said member, said housing being adapted to giveaccess to said ends.

2. A dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said spring member isprovided with an adherent nap lining the interior of said chambers.

3. A dispenser according to claim 1 wherein said sprin member isprovided with a first bend joining said intermediate and lower portionsand with a second bend joining said intermediate and upper portions,said-upper portion having a downwardly curved extremity following thecurvature of said first bend and normally making area contact therewith,thereby defining a resiliently closed outlet for one of said chamhers,said lower portion having an upwardly curved extremity following thecurvature of said second bend and normally making area contacttherewith, thereby, defining a resiliently closed outlet for the otherof said chambers.

'4. A dispenser according to claim 3 wherein said spring member isprovided with an adherent nap lining the interior of said chambers.

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